Pre-reading questions:
I will read each question. Then, please answer them.
講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。
- Does it snow in your city?
- How do you keep warm during winter?
Vocabulary:
I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me.
単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。
- heating /HEE-tuhng/
- bill /bill/
- energy /EN-er-jee/
- forecast /FAWR-kast/
- average /AV-er-ij/
[noun] – the system that keeps a building warm
Our heating system is broken.
[noun] – a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written
I have to save up for my water and electricity bills.
[noun] – the power from something such as electricity or oil that can do work, such as providing light and heat
The students learned about the importance of energy.
[noun] – a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions
The weather forecast says we will experience heavy rain later.
[noun] – a standard or level that is considered to be typical or usual
The number of customers is lower than average.
Article reading:
Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。
The United States (US) heating bills are expected to go up this winter as energy prices jump, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says. American homeowners who use natural gas for heating will have to pay 30% more in October-March. According to EIA’s forecasts, people who use propane – mainly in the South, the Northeast, and Midwest, United States- will spend $631 more for heating this winter. Additionally, users of heating oil could expect to pay $1,734 more. Prices in both cases would be a lot higher if the winter is colder than average. The gas hike will be hitting many cities such as Chicago, which depends heavily on central heating in the winter season. Meanwhile, the prices of meat, cars, clothing, and gasoline have all risen.
True or False:
Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.
文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。
- American homeowners who use natural gas for heating will have to pay 30% more in October-March.
- People who use propane will spend $631 more for heating this winter.
- Users of heating oil could expect to pay $1,734 more.
- Chicago does not depend heavily on central heating in winter.
- The prices of meat, chicken, clothing, and furniture have all risen.
Fill in the blanks:
Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.
適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。
| heating | bill | energy | forecast | average |
- An ______ of 100 people watches the show every night.
- Tommy enjoys watching the weather ______ on television.
- The _____ comes on at seven in the morning.
- Oh no! I forgot to pay the water ______.
- Our world is facing ______ challenges.